come here you and get ready for a slap, its not working you wont be the only entry you know

Berny we know your game hunnio!

like Jac said it wont work!

Sounds great I have wanted to enter something like this for ages But havent had the confidence. Is it for nail art as well as enhancements? For example the over all effect?

Just out of interest, what size photo do you have to submit to the comp.

Have a few ideas in mind but I think it would depend on the size of picture to be entered.

Cheers

think its am min of 10 x 8

Hi Rachel, is there an age limit for your model for the main comps.

Photos to be 10 x 8 please as this is perfect. Thy can be in a frame but there is no extra points for this. Also we plan to put them all up on a big screen at Excel so a heavy frame is a pain!

Jac, ta for your pm, its a good point, i will go through the judges sheets for the last photo comp in the morning and put up a post to guide everyone through the possible score.

Models can be any age, but as everyone have to be over 16 to enter the exhibition, models should also be over 16 in case they dont let them enter on the day. You may get away ith a 14/15 year old. Let me know the age if its very young and we may be able to get special permission???

i was going to use my daughter she is 14 in march, but i was not sure if it was allowed, so have sorted someone else but i would like to use her next time if poss.

Hi Rachel,
Will the pics be available for the public to see this time?
I was disappointed not to be at the awards ceremony at the last one I entered (I was ill) where the theme was Halloween. Id still love to see the pic that took first place but as far as I know it has never been printed anywhere.
Its a personal gripe of mine that despite the amount of effort involved in creating the pics we get to see little of the entries...even the winners.

How about using the winning image as a PN cover?

no we never got to see the winner did we i thought it would be in pn

Hi Cb,
I have seen the winning image used in the past for the front cover... so I was at least expecting to see the winning halloween pic inside of Nails mag, if not on the front.
I think the front cover should be part of the prize

Oh def!!! All that work, i would want a front cover!

I have spoken to Kat and have asked for a lot more coverage of the winners pics. The Halloween theme was a difficult one for a front cover as the mag works 2-4 months in advance, so the halloween pic would be used in Feb/ March, not great timing. But its on file and im sure will be used in the future. I would also like more info in the mag on how to produce a good shot. Kat has made a great start with with this with an article from Sam Biddle, whos work is amazing. (Plus she is a great lady) So its a start.

This time we will have a big screen and i will be putting up all the pics on the monday morning so that everyone can see them, this is why i would prefer no frames. Just one 10x8 pic from each entrant is fab.

I think there are lots of entries for this one!!

This may sound obvious to some and maybe not to others. If you or a friend are taking the photograph using your shiny new digital camera, remember to take it at the highest resolution possible, read your camera manual for instructions on how to do this. Dont take a picture and then try to 'stretch' it out to the required size, it will look rubbish when printed.

Take some time out ---->now<----- to find out some of the features that your camera has, ie, how to adjust for lighting, white balance, etc.

Start practicing --->now<--- with different backgrounds, camera angles, etc.

Use a tripod when shooting.

Get your photo(s) printed at the local photo developer for a professional finish.

great advise....

id better get to grips with my dads digi cam... its 8 meg where as mines only abt 3 (he doesnt know im kinda borrowing it....well nt yet anyway....lol)